Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2013

Expert Certification Skills Reference

Manage and Share Workbooks
Manage Multiple Workbooks
Modifying existing templates
Merging multiple workbooks
Managing versions of a workbook
Copying styles from template to template
Copying macros from workbook to workbook
Linking to external data

EX 376-EX 379
EX 737-EX 739
EX 753
EX 379
EX C25
EX 352-EX 353, EX 355-EX 360

Prepare a Workbook for Review

Setting tracking options
Limiting editors
Restricting editing
Controlling recalculation
Protecting worksheet structure
Marking as final
Removing workbook metadata
Encrypting workbooks with a password

EX 729, EX 733
EX 729
EX 420-EX 423, EX 729
EX 767
EX 423-EX 424
EX 753
EX 748-EX 750
EX 752-EX 753

Manage Workbook Changes

Tracking changes
Managing comments
Identifying errors
Troubleshooting with tracing
Displaying all changes
Retaining all changes

EX 730-EX 737
EX 425-EX 427,
EX 150-EX 152, EX 419, EX 584-EX 585
EX 581-EX 585
EX 731-EX 735
EX 735-EX 737

Apply Custom Formats and Layouts

Apply Custom Data Formats
Creating custom formats (Number, Time, Date)
Creating custom accounting formats
Using advanced Fill Series options

EX A14-EX A17
EX A14-EX A15
EX 551-EX 553, EX 555, EX 555-EX 556

Apply Advanced Conditional Formatting and Filtering

Writing custom conditional formats
Using functions to format cells
Creating advanced filters
Managing conditional formatting rules
NP Excel 2013

EX 511
EX A3-EX A4, EX A7-EX A8, EX A10-EX A11
EX B2-EX B8
EX 508-EX 510

MOS Expert Certification Skills

Page 1

Apply Custom Styles and Templates

Creating custom color formats
Creating and modifying cell styles
Creating and modifying custom templates
Creating form fields

EX 74
EX D2-EX D4
EX 376-EX 379
EX 450

Prepare a Workbook for Internationalization and Accessibility

Displaying data in multiple international formats
Modifying worksheets for use with accessibility
tools
Utilizing international symbols
Managing multiple options for +Body and +Heading
fonts

EX 768-EX 772
EX 752
EX 771
EX D26

Create Advanced Formulas

Apply Functions in Formulas
Utilizing the IF function in conjunction with other
functions
Utilizing AND/OR functions
Utilizing nested functions
Utilizing SUMIFS, AVERAGEIFS, and COUNTIFS
functions

EX 173, EX 467-EX 472, EX 477-EX 480

EX 470-EX 477
EX 472, EX 477-EX 480, EX 484-EX 489
EX B13-EX B18

Look Up Data with Functions

Utilizing the LOOKUP function
Utilizing the VLOOKUP function
Utilizing the HLOOKUP function
Utilizing the TRANSPOSE function

EX 176-EX 179, EX 489-EX 500

EX 177-EX 179, EX 490-EX 497
EX 497-EX 500
EX 517

Apply Advanced Date and Time Functions

Utilizing the NOW and TODAY functions
Using functions to serialize dates and times

EX 166-EX 167
EX 22, EX 86

Create Scenarios
Utilizing the Watch window
Consolidating data
Enabling iterative calculations
Utilizing What-If analysis tools including Goal Seek
Utilizing the Scenario Manager
Using financial functions

EX 585-EX 586
EX 717
EX 767
EX 180-EX 181, EX 601-EX 603
EX 618-EX 625
EX 192-EX 197

Create Advanced Charts and Tables

Create Advanced Chart Elements
Adding trendlines to charts
Creating dual axis charts
Creating custom chart templates
Viewing chart animations

NP Excel 2013

EX 221
EX 222-EX 223
EX 376-EX 377
EX 210-EX 211

MOS Expert Certification Skills

Page 2

Create and Manage PivotTables

Creating new PivotTables
Modifying field selections and options
Creating a slicer
Grouping records
Utilizing calculated fields
Formatting data
Utilizing PowerPivot
Managing relationships

EX 300-EX 305, EX 314-EX 315

EX 303-EX 306
EX 310-EX 311
EX 313
EX 316
EX 306-EX 308
EX 692-EX 698
EX 695-EX 697

Create and Manage PivotCharts

Creating new PivotCharts
Manipulating options in existing PivotCharts
Applying styles to PivotCharts

NP Excel 2013

EX 316-EX 318
EX 316-EX 318
EX 316-EX 317

MOS Expert Certification Skills

Page 3